From the Windrush Generation to the ‘Air Jamaica generation’: local authority support for families with no recourse to public funds

Rees, James; Needham, Catherine; Jolly, Andy

doi:10.1332/policypress/9781447343981.003.0006

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“…This had advantages in terms of access and building up trust with a "hidden" group, but raised issues of power and possible conflicts of interest in situations where there was a combined support worker/researcher role (Pinter et al, 2020). Some studies took a participatory approach (Sharma and Marsh, 2018;Anitha, 2011;Rainey, 2020;O'Neill et al, 2019;Anitha, 2010), but other research designs did not involve people with lived experience of the NRPF rule (Potter et al, 2016;Jayaweera, 2018;Oliver and Jayaweera, 2013;Jolly, 2019;Boobis et al, 2019).…”

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“…Some local authorities used temporary "Bed and Breakfast" accommodation which was expensive and sometimes poor quality and without appropriate facilities (Islington Council, 2006;Farmer, 2017). Sometimes families were supported "out of borough", removing them from support networks (Jolly, 2019), Undocumented migrants and most asylum seekers were barred from taking up paid employment (Capron et al, 2016). However, even for those who were able to work legally, requirements to report to the Home Office made it difficult to hold down a job, and employers were not always sympathetic to allowing time off work to report (O'Neill et al, 2019).…”

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No recourse to public funds: a qualitative evidence synthesis

Jolly

Singh

Lobo³

2022

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Purpose This study aims to outlines the findings of the first qualitative evidence synthesis of empirical research on the impact of the No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) rule which prevents most temporary migrants from accessing social security benefits in the UK. Design/methodology/approach The review used the 2020 Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses protocol guidelines. Data were analysed by using Thomas and Harden’s (2008) thematic synthesis methodology. An initial 321 articles were identified from 13 databases, of which 38 studies met the inclusion criteria. Findings The key insights were that NRPF causes destitution and extreme poverty and has a disproportionate impact on racialised women. Studies found that support services were underdeveloped, underfunded, inconsistent and had a culture of mistrust and racism towards migrants. Migrants were often fearful of services due to concerns around deportation, destitution and state intervention around children. Research limitations/implications The review focussed on qualitative research. Future empirical and theoretical research is needed in the following areas: NRPF as a practice of everyday bordering, the role of the Home Office in creating and sustaining the policy; differing gendered experiences of NRPF; and a broader geographical scope which includes all four UK nations and takes an international comparative approach. Originality/value Despite an estimated 1.4 million people in the UK with NRPF (Citizens Advice, 2020), there is little policy or theoretical discussion of the experience of having NRPF or the implications of the rule. This lack of analysis is a significant gap in both our understanding of the landscape of poverty in the UK, and the ways in which immigration policies create extreme poverty. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this paper is the first systematic qualitative review on NRPF, bringing together the research evidence on how NRPF negatively affects outcomes for migrants, local authority and voluntary sector responses to NRPF and theoretical perspectives on NRPF.

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No recourse to public funds: a qualitative evidence synthesis

Jolly

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Lobo³

2022

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“…This suggests that levels of subsistence support for migrant populations in Birmingham may not be high enough to reduce food insecurity, reflecting previous evidence that support rates under section 17 of the Children Act are below household average income poverty levels and minimum income standards. 31…”

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Risk of food insecurity in undocumented migrant households in Birmingham, UK

Jolly

Thompson

2022

Journal of Public Health

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Background This study aimed to understand the extent of household food insecurity amongst undocumented migrant families in Birmingham,UK. Methods Cross-sectional survey of households (n = 74) with dependent children using the USDA 18-item household food security (HFS) module. All households had an irregular immigration status and were accessing an immigration advice drop-in service (n = 98 adults; n = 138 children) in Birmingham. Results About 95.9% of households were food insecure, and 94.6% of children lived in households with low or very low food security. Food insecurity varied within households. Around 91.8% of adults were food insecure, compared to 75.6% of children. Spearman’s rank-order correlation indicated a statistically significant positive correlation between household food insecurity level and number of children (rho = 0.253, P = 0.031). A Kruskal–Wallis H Test indicated no statistically significant difference (P = 0.730) in HFS score between households supported by asylum support, children’s social services or paid employment in the informal economy and those that had no regular income. Conclusions Prevalence of HFS was higher in this sample of undocumented migrant households with dependent children in Birmingham, UK, than in the wider population, and larger households were more food insecure. Households without a regular income were no more likely to be food insecure than households with financial support.

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“…In other words, the family found themselves disconnected from their middle class background and having to start again in a new position because of their migration status. They encountered a very different landscape of welfare services, which helped them get back onto their feet but did not remove the legal constraints because of their status as immigrants (Berg et al, 2019;Jolly, 2019;Kilkey et al, 2013;Mirza, 2013). 'Race', ethnicity and class were important markers in exploring the family's circumstances and understanding XD's position as a young carer.…”

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Unequal Conditions of Care and the Implications for Social Policies on Young Carers

Alexander

2021

Child Adolesc Soc Work J

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Young carers are the subject of public policies in the UK, which aim to address their needs as a group experiencing disadvantage relating to their caring role. These policies are implemented in a way that aims to improve their health and their educational and social opportunities, but left unaddressed is a wider context of inequalities. Nevertheless, inequalities are a feature of the terrain upon which social policies for young carers are developed and implemented. Evaluation of the ways that young carers and their families are impacted by public policies demands an understanding of those inequalities. Academic knowledge of how experiences diverge as a result of multiple intersecting inequalities is so far limited. This paper reports from a study that aimed to contribute greater understanding of the interaction between inequalities, young carers, family life and social policies in England. Ethnographic research methods created a record of care, family life and the impact of social policies. Unequal conditions of care are an important feature of the lives of young people and their families with on-going caring responsibilities. Young carers and their families positioned at the intersection of inequalities of ‘race’/ethnicity, class and disability had different and unequal experiences of support. The paper discusses these findings and explores the implications for social policies and social work practice.

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From the Windrush Generation to the ‘Air Jamaica generation’: local authority support for families with no recourse to public funds

Cited by 8 publications

References 15 publications

No recourse to public funds: a qualitative evidence synthesis

No recourse to public funds: a qualitative evidence synthesis

Risk of food insecurity in undocumented migrant households in Birmingham, UK

Unequal Conditions of Care and the Implications for Social Policies on Young Carers

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